311) Opinion: Plant resources threatened by pests and diseases

By: Osama El-Lissy and Nicola Spence

312) Mauritius concludes evaluation of national phytosanitary system

Rome, 24 November 2023. Mauritius is an island whose agricultural production has traditionally relied on sugar cane. In recent years, …

313) SPOTLIGHT: Know your job and be kind. Osama El-Lissy’s message as he retires from the IPPC

Osama El-Lissy is retiring as Secretary of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), an Article XIV body of FAO. He …

314) CPM-17 concludes annual international plant health meeting

Rome, 31 March 2023 - The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM), the governing body of the International Plant Protection Convention …

315) IPPC Secretariat receives no objections to adoption of ISPMs

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that it did not receive any objections to the …

316) Coming up: EPPO Webinar on Communication for Plant Health

The European and Mediterranean Organisation for the Protection of Plants (EPPO) invites the plant health community to register for their …

317) Non active-Notification of emergency measures

Non active-Temporary phytosanitary requirements for tomato and pepper seed and seedling, seed and ware potatoes

318) Notification of emergency measures

Temporary phytosanitary requirements for tomato and pepper seed and seedling, seed and ware potatoes

319) New Report of Potato Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum) in Prince Edward Island, Canada (2021) / Nouveau rapport sur la présence de la gale verruqueuse (Synchytrium endobioticum) à l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard, Canada (2021)

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has recently confirmed the presence of potato wart (Synchytrium endobioticum) in two fields (134 …

320) Webinar highlights role of new IPPC guides and e-learning courses in strengthening phytosanitary capacity

Rome, 9 November 2023. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat successfully held a webinar to introduce a range of …